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But Deonar is no closed landfill; instead, it’s an active landfill, spewing toxic gases and discharging leachate (the liquid that drains out of waste piles, potentially contaminating groundwater, surface water and the soil with toxic organic and inorganic pollutants).

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Indeed, as per CPCB’s 2021 guidelines for development projects in a “closed” landfill – one that’s no longer in operation — facilities such as hospitals, housing and schools cannot be built inside a landfill and a 100-metre no-development-zone from its boundary is mandatory.

Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

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An investigation of records accessed by The Indian Express under the Right to Information Act, field visits and interviews with officials involved in the landmark project reveal that this flies in the face of established environmental norms and guidelines of the Central

Mumbai, a project steered by an Adani Group-Maharashtra government joint venture.